My name is Finn!

Posted over 10 months ago | Updated 5 hours ago

Cared for by Bay Area German Shepherd Rescue

Adoption process

Submit Application

Interview

Home Check

Approve Application

Meet the Pet

Sign Adoption Contract

Take the Pet Home

Adoption fee: $400

This helps Bay Area German Shepherd Rescue with pet care costs.

Or Apply to Adopt

My basic info

Breed

German Shepherd Dog/Siberian Husky

Color

Black

Age

3 years 2 months old, Young

Size

Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)

Weight

64 lb (current)

Sex

Male

Pet ID

ps_30310437

My details

Good with kids

Good with dogs

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Sponsor Finn by clicking here, Your name will appear on this page as Finn’s sponsor and your donation will help pay for food and medical expenses. Finn thanks you!

Hi.I’m Finn! I’m a 3 year old German Shepherd/Husky mix (mostly shepherd with just a touch of husky) and weigh about 65 pounds. I’m a pretty active guy and ready for adventures. I love to meet new people and new dogs and I’ve learned how to sit politely during introductions. I still need a reminder once in a while not to jump up on new people but I just get so excited and happy it's hard to remember my manners. I want to play with every dog I see! Some more mature dogs think my greeting can be a little over the top, but playful young dogs think I’m great. I love walks and like to sniff everything. I’m working hard on my leash manners and feel I am a pro at heeling and mastered sit, down, stay, shake and off. Sometimes I still pull when a new person walks by, especially if they have a dog because I know that they want to meet me!

I have some very minor trust issues (GSD trait) that we need to work on and may not bond with you as quickly as you might hope, but once I figure out that you are only going to be nice to me, we are golden and on our way to being best buddies. Even though I love other dogs, I’m still learning how to share. I kind of like to have all of the toys to myself and can get grumpy if another dog tries to take them. However, if it’s a tug-of-war rope then GAME ON. I’ll play tug all day long! I love to play in water, too! But in reality I like to play more with my resident sibling and dogs, more than with my own toys. I love dogs.

I would do best with an experienced adopter with no young children. I’d like to have lots of training because I’m a smart boy and I need to keep my brain fine-tuned. I have been to a German Shepherd meetup several times and stayed at the kennel a few times and I’ve done great at both! Like I said, I'm a friendly boy just waiting for that perfect family that understands who I am about. Oh, and one of the games my foster parents play with me is I sit very well and patiently wait for my food. I will wait until I am released to eat. I'm a good boi ! Please come meet me if you like the sound of me.

I'll be waiting with my foster family in Mountain View.

You like this dog...now what?
Please take 3-4 minutes and complete our application form at: https://petstablished.com/adoption_form/42179/generic

Our adoption team will spring into action to help you adopt this dog. If you have already completed the application and are approved, please phone or text your adoption counselor and we will set up a meeting. Not sure, foster first and adopt later!

BAGSR is always in need of fosters. There is an overwhelming number of dogs who need our help and the more fosters we have, the more dogs we can save. BAGSR covers expenses, including food. Fosters provide the love and a soft place to crash.
https://petstablished.com/foster_form/42405/generic

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Sponsor Finn by clicking here, Your name will appear on this page as Finn’s sponsor and your donation will help pay for food and medical expenses. Finn thanks you!

I'll be waiting with my foster family in Mountain View.

You like this dog...now what?
Please take 3-4 minutes and complete our application form at: https://petstablished.com/adoption_form/42179/generic

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Rescue

Bay Area German Shepherd Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID

ps_30310437

Contact

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Phone

(855) 473-5683

info@bayareagsr.org

Website

https://www.bayareagsr.org/

Address

Walnut Creek, CA 94595

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

1.
Submit Application

2.
Interview

One of our Adoption Counselors will contact you via email to set up a phone interview

3.
Home Check

This may be in person or virtual.

4.
Approve Application

If we believe we can assist you in finding your next best friend we will approve your application and you can start meeting our dogs.

5.
Meet the Pet

Our foster will help arrange a meeting. You must bring the family, including other dogs living in the home.

6.
Sign Adoption Contract

When you find your new best friend, you will sign our Adoption Agreement and pay the adoption fee(s).

7.
Take the Pet Home

The best part! If you meet a dog and it's a match, you will take him/her home that day.

Additional adoption info

We are all working toward finding that perfect match!

You want to find that great dog that you and your family will love for many years. We want to find that great family that will offer our dog the very best home.

Our process is about getting to know you, your lifestyle as it applies to a dog, your experience with the breed, training, etc. All of the information we gather is simply to make sure we make a perfect match!

Adoption application

https://petstablished.com/adoption_form/42179/generic

Go meet their pets

We don't have a lot of events or meet-and-greets. We may do one or two a year however we want our meetings to be as calm and natural as possible. We have found that large events are extremely overstimulating and distracting for most dogs. We prefer to meet in environments that allow more one-on-one, direct interaction.

More about this rescue

We love German Shepherd Dogs for all the same reasons you are looking here today. They are loyal, intelligent and beautiful animals. They can be big goofballs, feisty spitfires, working dogs, sport enthusiasts, movie critics, couch warmers, dock divers, scent detectors, hiking buddies, travelers, family protectors......you name it, the GSD can do it. If you are lucky enough to have a GSD in your life you will understand just how special they are.

We are a 501(c)(3) 100% volunteer organization. We began our mission in 2013 with the dream of saving as many of these beautiful and often misunderstood dogs as we could. We are a small rescue but we have a mighty team and we are quickly heading to our 2,000th dog saved!!!

Most of our dogs come from shelters local to our rescue. There are many reasons dogs end up in shelters and we find most of them are not the fault of the dog. Are there purebred GSDs in shelters? ABSOLUTELY. Are there good dogs in shelters? There are GREAT dogs in shelters. Some of our dogs come from owners who, for many reasons, can no longer care for them and ask our help in finding a new loving forever home. The good news is that we encounter few dogs that have been abused or seriously mistreated.

Each dog that comes into our program is carefully evaluated and then placed into a foster home when available. Foster homes are critical for our rescue and it's the best way to really get to know the dog. If we don't have an appropriate foster home available, we will temporarily use one of our approved boarding/daycare facilities while getting to know the dog and waiting for a foster home to become available. We do not warehouse our dogs! Every dog in our care gets one-on-one attention from our volunteers/fosters. They are socialized, vetted, allowed to decompress and show us who they really are. Once we have spent some time getting to know each dog, we make the dog available for adoption.

If you aren't ready to adopt but still want to help, please consider fostering a GSD. We have all types of GSD's, from older 'fireside' dogs to younger puppies full of puppy energy. Fosters are truly the backbone of a rescue and without fosters, we would not be able to save these wonderful dogs. The rescue pays for all costs and will provide everything needed. All you need to provide is a safe, loving environment. Our dogs are in a foster home anywhere between a week to several months and we provide relief fosters if you have an emergency or need to be away from home for a few days. If you have ever thought about fostering, now is the time as there are record -breaking (and heartbreaking) numbers of dogs in shelters that need a second chance. Please consider becoming a foster home.

As a non-profit rescue, we are extremely grateful to our donors. Without YOU there would be no US. All donations are tax deductible and used for vetting, food, training, etc. We have no paid staff. The majority of our costs are medical as each dog receives required vaccinations, age and health appropriate spay/neuter, flea/tick treatment, heartworm testing and monthly treatment, worming and microchip. We often take dogs that need obvious medical treatment and we also get dogs that have unknown issues that need to be treated. Your donations help us help those that need us most. A leg will heal and a heart will heal and our donors make it all possible.

And of course, we always need volunteers to help us transport, groom, walk, play with, train and on the "non" contact side, adoption counselors, fundraising, grant writing, social media....you name it we most likely need it. Even an hour a week makes a difference and we're with you every step of the way.

Our motto has always been "IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DOGS" and we live by it. Our dogs have always been and will always be our #1 priority.

Thanks for checking us out and thank you for your support!!